2024A Virtual Proposal Planning Office Hours


The week before the proposal deadline, Green Bank Observatory staff are hosting a series of virtual office hours via Zoom. Proposers can attend to ask questions about and get help with the technical aspects their proposals. We note that staff cannot advise you on the scientific aspects of your proposal or read your proposal and give comments, but can help with the technical aspects of your proposal.

The 2024A proposal deadline will be August 2nd, 2022 at 17:00 ET (22:00 UTC). For general information about proposing to use the GBT please visit https://greenbankobservatory.org/science/gbt-observers/proposals/.

Details

Please register below for the office hour of your choice. After you register you will be sent and email that contains the connection information (Zoom link). All times listed below are in US Eastern Time.

Office Hours

#1: Wednesday, July 26th, 2023 – 9:00-10:00 ET

  • Staff area of expertise during office hour #1: high and low frequency spectral line, continuum, and KFPA. But questions on all receivers can be asked.

#2: Thursday, July 27th, 2023 – afternoon – 16:00-17:00 ET

  • Staff area of expertise during office hour #2: low frequency spectral line (< 8GHz), VLBI, and pulsar observing. But questions on all receivers can be asked.

#3: Thursday, July 27th, 2023 – evening – 20:00-21:00 ET

  • Staff area of expertise during office hour #3: low frequency spectral lines (< 8GHz), pulsars, and UWBR. But questions on all receivers can be asked.

#4: Monday, July 31st, 2023 – 13:00-14:00 ET

  • Staff area of expertise during office hour #4: high frequency spectral line (>30 GHz) and Argus. But questions on all receivers can be asked.

Any questions regarding the office hour series should be directed to Emily Moravec (emoravec at nrao.edu).

Previous Proposal Planning Workshops

  • 2022A – a recording of the July 22nd, 2021 Proposal Planning Workshop
  • 2022B – a recording of the January 20th, 2022 Proposal Planning Workshop
  • 2023A – a recording of the July 12th, 2022 Proposal Planning Workshop
    • Overview of GBT Capabilities, Observing Strategies, and Current Proposal Call – pdf
    • Sensitivity Calculator – pdf
    • Mapping Calculator – pdf
    • Proposal Submission Tool and Proposal Writing Tips – pdf